Severin Lüthi
Severin Lüthi (born January 5, 1976 in Bern ) is a former Swiss tennis player . He has been Roger Federer's coach and assistant coach for many years .
Career
Lüthi grew up in Stettlen near Bern. As a youth player, he won the Orange Bowl against future top player Gustavo Kuerten . At the age of 17 he was already a Swiss men's champion and came to the Grasshopper Club Zurich , where he played for the first team. He also became a sparring partner for the Swiss Fed Cup team and Martina Hingis . He finished school to become a professional, but dropped out at the age of 20 and worked in the business of a friend of his father's. After acquiring university admission, he enrolled at the Bern University of Applied Sciences. However, he dropped out.
Lüthi has been accompanying Roger Federer on the ATP Tour since summer 2007. He was sole coach in four Grand Slam titles by Federer. Together with José Higueras and Paul Annacone , Federer won two more titles. From January 2014 to December Lüthi shared the coaching position with Stefan Edberg for two years . During this time, Federer won another eleven titles. After the 2015 season, Federer separated from Edberg and since January 2016 Lüthi and the former professional Ivan Ljubičić have formed the coaching team.
As early as 2002 he joined the Swiss Davis Cup team as an assistant coach . In 2005 he became team boss himself and in 2014 he was also the captain of the team that won the Davis Cup for the first time .
Honors
- Swiss Trainer of the Year : 2017
Web links
- ITF profile of Severin Lüthi (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Coach Severin Lüthi: Roger Federer's steadfast support ( memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Credit Suisse, July 23, 2012.
- ↑ Stefan Edberg no longer coach of Roger Federer: Federer separates from Edberg (sport1.de from December 9, 2015, accessed on December 31, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lüthi, Severin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss tennis player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |